Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Jiang Jichen was well aware that Hua Xiaoling harbored a bottomless hatred for the Nangong Family.

Her parents and clansmen had been forced to their deaths by the Nangong Family, used as sacrifices for the Holy Sword.

Jiang Jichen pulled Hua Xiaoling back. "Killing one or two of them won’t bring any real satisfaction," he said. "If we’re going to act, we’ll go straight to their doorstep in the future and uproot the entire Nangong Family!"

Hua Xiaoling had only lost control for a moment, overcome by her hatred.

Hearing Jiang Jichen’s words, she nodded, her expression calming.

It was only then that Nangong Bo suddenly recalled the message Jiang Jichen had sent via a Nangong Disciple.

At the time, he had sneered, dismissing it completely.

He had thought Jiang Jichen was just being arrogant and childish.

If Jiang Jichen had merely boasted about killing one or two members of the Nangong Family, that would have been one thing. But he wanted to annihilate the entire Nangong Family.

’One man, wiping out an entire Noble Family?’

’And one of the Seven Great Families of the Southern Continent, no less!’

The words sounded like a fairy tale; no one would have believed them.

But now, as Jiang Jichen repeated his old threat, a chill actually crept into his heart.

He could tell that Jiang Jichen was dead serious, not joking in the slightest.

When he considered Jiang Jichen’s rate of growth, plus the little white turtle backing him...

...Perhaps he really could do it.

’No. If I survive today, I must find a way to eliminate this boy and that girl!’

Nangong Bo swore to himself.

As if he had read Nangong Bo’s mind...

Jiang Jichen sneered. "Since I’m daring enough to spare you, I’m certainly not afraid of you sending assassins after me. Heh heh... but no matter how many you send, I’ll make sure it’s a one-way trip for all of them."

Hearing Jiang Jichen’s words and seeing the little white turtle on his shoulder, Nangong Bo’s heart sank.

Then, without sparing the crowd another glance, Jiang Jichen acted as if they didn’t exist.

He strode toward the Central State Domain Gate.

Hua Xiaoling and Yee Youmeng followed behind him.

And this time, no one dared to stop them.

Everyone fell silent, not daring to utter a single word.

Of course, it wasn’t Jiang Jichen they feared, but the little white turtle that had them all thoroughly intimidated.

If they spoke up again, they were afraid she would just smash them in the face again. It wasn’t worth it!

All they could do was let Jiang Jichen and his companions leave, watching helplessly as their figures stepped into the Central State Domain Gate.

Finally, the figures of Jiang Jichen’s group vanished into the Central State Domain Gate.

In that moment, Jiang Jichen had broken free of the Southern Continent and set foot in the Central State.

This time, they had dispatched dozens of Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, and even a Little Saint had come in person.

But in the end, anyone who opposed Jiang Jichen or held a grudge against him was slapped, smashed in the face, and had their butts spanked.

In fact, Jiang Jichen alone had slain more than twenty Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.

Such a feat was the stuff of myths and legends, worthy of being immortalized in the annals of history.

The onlookers’ emotions were a tangled mess.

Now, Jiang Jichen had left the Southern Continent and entered the Central State.

From now on, the world was his oyster.

Killing him now would be incredibly difficult.

The only chance would be... to wait for him to enter the Six Paths Illusion Realm.

Only when Jiang Jichen had vanished with the little white turtle did someone dare to speak, their voice filled with resentment. "So what if Jiang Jichen made it out of the Southern Continent and into the Central State? He still has to enter the Six Paths Illusion Realm eventually! You have to understand, the Six Paths Illusion Realm only permits those in the Spirit Infant and Nascent Soul Realms to enter. His backer won’t be able to follow him in; it’ll be useless there. If he goes into the Six Paths Illusion Realm all by himself, he’ll just be courting death."

Someone else immediately chimed in, "Who in the Six Paths Illusion Realm isn’t the best of the best, a genius among geniuses? Jiang Jichen, at the Spirit Infant Realm, is just trash to the figures there. I heard he offended the Young Master of the Heavenly Sword Alliance and Chang Xian’Er. Rumor has it, the true selves of those two are powerhouses who dominate entire regions of the Six Paths Illusion Realm! Not only that, but Jiang Jichen killed geniuses from the Heavenly Dao Realm and other realms on the Heavenly Refining Ancient Road. He’s already a wanted criminal in the Heavenly Dao Realm. There’s absolutely no place for him in the Six Paths Illusion Realm."

...

Of course, Jiang Jichen had no idea that the people he left behind were talking about him like this.

They had already concluded that for him to enter the Six Paths Illusion Realm, where he’d have no place to stand, was suicide.

However, Jiang Jichen’s own thoughts were the exact opposite.

He believed the Six Paths Illusion Realm would be the stage for his true rise to power.

’Because there are no Saint Realm experts there, I will have no one to fear.’

At that moment, passing through the Domain Gate were Jiang Jichen, Hua Xiaoling, Yee Youmeng, and... Grandma Turtle.

The three of them and the turtle were abruptly teleported, materializing on a vast, ancient plaza.

Just like them, other figures were constantly flashing into existence, apparently teleporting in from other regions.

These people, however, seemed very experienced. The moment they appeared, they immediately formed groups and departed.

Jiang Jichen noticed how different these people were.

There were brawny barbarians clad in beast hides, exuding a primordial aura.

There were also Ancient Cultivators in archaic robes, their entire beings suffused with an ethereal Dao rhythm.

And there were people from the Western Desert with close-cropped hair and exotic clothes, radiating a savage and fierce aura.

Needless to say, these people all came from the other Four Domains of the Human World, teleported here through Domain Gates.

The place where Jiang Jichen and his companions stood was, clearly, a Teleportation Domain Platform.

They quickly left the platform and headed into the city.

It was an ancient city, somewhat dilapidated, exuding an aura of great antiquity.

Domain Gate City—that was the name of this ancient city.

Its name came from the fact that it was the location of the Central State’s main Domain Platform.

Anyone who entered the Central State Domain Gate would be teleported here.

As such, it was merely a way station, a crossroads where people from all Five Domains of the Human World came and went.

Though Domain Platform City was dilapidated, its marketplace was incredibly bustling and lively.

After all, people from the Five Domains traded with one another, each bringing rare treasures from their own lands that couldn’t be found elsewhere.

These items would ultimately become highly sought-after goods, fetching astonishing prices.

There were even merchants who specialized in trading goods from across the Five Domains.

After all, some items that were not considered particularly precious and were easy to find in the Southern Domain...

...might be non-existent in other domains, and could therefore be sold there for a fortune.

Jiang Jichen and his companions now walked into this huge, bustling market in Domain Platform City.

People bustled all around them, the shouts of vendors echoing from every direction.

Moreover, every person here possessed an extraordinary aura and an astonishing level of Cultivation.

It was no wonder they said the Central State was the most prosperous place for cultivation.

The strongest experts also came from the Central State!

Of course, this was also the arena where geniuses from the Five Domains competed for supremacy, and the conflicts here were more intense than in any other domain.

"Wow, what a huge market! Little Chen, can we look around before we go?"

Seeing such a bustling market, Hua Xiaoling’s love for shopping was sparked, and she spoke with cheerful excitement.

"There’s no harm in looking. This is the Five Domains Marketplace, after all. There ought to be plenty of good things. If you see anything you like, just buy it. This Young Master doesn’t lack for Spirit Stones!"

And he truly didn’t. He had lost count of how many Spirit Infant Realm geniuses and powerful Nascent Soul Realm experts he had slain.

He had casually collected most of their Storage Bags.

As a result, the number of Spirit Stones he possessed was now virtually countless.

After all, the personal wealth of a single Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was already astonishing.

When accumulated from so many, the total amount was truly terrifying.